Phonics Words
Read the word:
corn
What is corn?
A yellow vegetable
sharp
3
/air/
Think of a word with this sound in it.
chair
stair
care
there
Think of a word that has the /oi/sound, but not with the grapheme oi.
boy
joy
soy
Count the sounds:
birthday
5
/ar/
This a big fish with sharp teeth.
Shark
horse
3
What sound is made by the graphemes ow and ou?
/ow/ as in cow
Think of a word that has the /oa/ sound, but not the oa grapheme.
window
so
both
smoke
/ow/
What is the meaning of the word:
howl
The sound the wolf makes.
Read the word:
rear
What is the meaning of rear?
The back of something
mermaid
5
What sound is in all of these words:
fern
turkey
skirt
/ur/ sound
Think of a word that has the /igh/sound, but not the igh grapheme.
tie
I
eye
fly
bike
/air/
What is the name of the place where wild animals live or hide?
lair
/or/
This means the baby comes out of the mummy's tummy.
born
cheer
2
What sound is in all of these words?
good
look
book
foot
short /oo/
Think of a word that has the long /oo/ sound, but not the oo grapheme.
blue
flew
do
flute
What is the difference between short and shorts?
Short means the opposite of long or tall, whereas shorts is something you wear in summer.
/ur/
This is something that a woman keeps her money in.
purse
downstairs
7
Which word has a different ending sound?
hear
near
bear
fear
bear
Think of a word that has the/air/ sound, but not the air grapheme.
care
there
pear
Think of a word that has the /ear/ sound, but does not have the ear grapheme.
here
deer
sneer